The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-08-04
A Boy IN Bis Tesns COnfsssss to Mur.
dsring bis Mother.
A Negro EXCURSION Turned into
Fres Fight.
Ike Medith PerfOrates HIS Enemies,
the Evans Boys.
A Fema's Quarrel Causes the Death Of
one of their Husbands.

this boy was at home alone with his
mother at the farm house, and about
O'Clock alarmed the neighbors by say
ing three tramps had Killed his mother
and that he was asleep, but awakened
in time to see them leaving with 8
watch and some money. The boy had
shot his mother twice and then nearly
beheaded her with an axe. No motive
for his crime can be assigned except
that he was angry at what seemed to
him evidences of favoritism shown his
sister by his mother.
A FATAL BRAWL.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-The white wife
of John G. @. Downer, mulattO, and
the wife of Thos. Byrens, who live in
the same tenement on Thompson
street, quarreled to-day. Their hus-
bands came home tonight and the wo-
men gave their respective versions of
the trouble. Subsequently the two
men ar Daniel Teehan, a brother-in-
law of Byrens', met on the sidewalk in
front Of the house and renewed the
quarrel. Downer beat Byrens over the
Teehan interfered, turned and shot
him twice in the region of the heart,
killing him instantly. He then put
two balls into ByrenS, one in the groin
and one in the back, inf1icting what is
believed to be fatal injuries. Downer
was arrested.
A NEGRO RUMPUs.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Aug. 2.-The steamer
Gondola took a negro excursion party
down the Mississippi Sunday. At
Hickman, Kentucky, several whites got
aboard. one of whom got into quarrel
with negro on the way down. When
the boat returned to Hickman the af-
fair broke out into fight with knives
and pistols in which twenty-five or
thirty men were involved, black and
white. Five are wounded more or less
seriously and one died yesterday from
the effects of his wounds. Others are
IN a precariouS state.
TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
CAMDEN, N. j., Aug. "A more
horrible tragedy never occurred in this
city than that which occurred in South
Camden few minutes before 6 O'Clock
last evening, when William Wiltshire,
50 years of age, and keeper of an oyster
saloon, shot his wife, Ella, aged Al; de-
liberately murdered Justice of the
Peace William S. Davis (colored) and
by sending a bullet through his own
brain, dying almost instantly. The
tragedy occurred in Squire Davis Of
flee. Wiltshire had lived unhappy
with his wife. The couple had three
children, aged 6, II and Is. About two
weeks ago Mrs. Wiltshire, becoming
tired of her husbands abuse, went to
Squire Davis Office and had warrant
issued charging nOn-support and cru
eItv. He was arrested. tried and or
dered to pay So per week for the sup
port of his wife and children. Instead
of giving his wife the amount ordered
by the court, he gave her but g. The
woman applied for more but her hus-
band refused to listen. The conse-
quence was that the old family quarrel
was renewed and continued until death
put an end to it. Previous to the
tragedy last evening Wiltshire entered
throat and commenced choking her.
ShR succeeded in getting away from
him, and ran to the Office of the unfor-
tunate squire. She was telling him
her troubles when her husband en-
tered, and three minutes later the wife,
husband and squire were dead.
COOL DOUBLE MURDER.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Aug: IA
tragedy occurred at little village in
Faulkner county, twenty-five miles
from this place yesterday. For some
time past fued has existed between
John and Joe Evans, brothers, and Ike
Medith. Yesterday they adjourned to
an adjacent woods to settle the matter.
While John Evans was denouncing
Medith, the latter shot him, and joe
Evans, hurrying to his brothers assist
tonight say that neither will live until
morning. Medith coolly walked away
and has not since been found.
MCGARIGLE'S MOVEMENTS.
CHICAGO. Aug. "A Daily News
special from Wyoming, Ontario, says:
McGarigle, the "boodler," arrived in
Wyoming at 1 O'Clock Monday Morn
ing, having been driven over from Sar-
mia, sixteen miles, by a liveryman from
tral hotel here. McGarigle did not
register or make his identity known,
but the landlord, on making inquiries
of the person who drove him here,
learned of his identity. He rendered
the landlord SO American bank note
from which to deduct his bill. The
landlord expressed his doubts as to its
being genuine, when McGarigle jocu-
larry remarked that it was such as
those that the grand institutions OF
the United States were founded upon.
He purchased ticket for London, and
boarded the $50 q. m. train for that
city. He made no effort to hide his
| identity, and was recognized by both
conductor and brakeman of the train
by his resemblance to the picture OF
him they had seen. He stated to a par
| ty with whom he was eonversing that
| it was his intention to return to Chica-
/ go as soon as the affair was settled. He
/ appeared in no way reticent about
/ talking over the matter and did not
seem to have any desire to conceal
himself from the public eye. He still
wears some of the clothes and wears
1 his whiskers and mOustache in the
same shape as when he left Chicago.
THE BOODLER's MOVEMENTS.
A Daily News special from st. Cath
airline, Ontario. says: It is reported
recommendation of DIR. st. John, vii
arrive in st. Catharine to-day, and EN-
ploy Lawyer F. K. st. John to conduci
the defense in case any attempt at ar
rest and extradition is made. LaWyel
st. John resides in st. Catharine, an(
is brother of the now noted ChicagV
physician.
WANTED TO RIVAL JESSE JAMES.
GALVESTON, Texas, Aug. "A spe
cial from Sequin to the News says
Two young men named Robinson ant
Bramley, still in their teens, were al
rested here last week on a charge o
: robbery. Yesterday Bramley turne,
states evidence and confessed that he
, Robinson and a man named Henri
I belonged to q band of robbers whica
rendezvoused In cavern near herr
He said that one day last Nay while 8
q the cave Robinson shot Henry, VIII
was the captain of the band, throug
the head, killing him instantly, and b
J. helped Robinson conceal the body
: the cave. Bramley conducted the O.
\ ficers to the cave and they found th
body as represented and various relis
3 of marauding expeditions. RObinso
Is about Il years old, and in explains
: ton of the deed he says he wanted
rival the record OF Jesse james.
TRAMPLED 10 DEATH.
TUscOLA, Ills, Aug. 2.-Ms. Fan
> ME Hoyne, wife of James Hoyne, We
terday attempted to drive mad b
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